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R. R; BOGGS. COMBINED IRONING TABLE 'A'ND CLOTHES RACK.

,46'7. Patented Mar. 8, 1892.

R. R. BOGGS.

IN TA AND COMBINED No. 470,467. Patented Mar. 8, 1892M UNITED STATES ROBERT RNBOGGS, OESPRING RUN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO ALEXANDER M. BAIR, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED IRONING TABLE AND CLOTHES-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 470,467, dated March 8, 1892. Application filed May 11, 1891- Serial No. 392,383. (No model-Y To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT R. Boees, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spring Run, in the county of Franklin and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Ironing- Table and Olothes-Rack; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the'same.

This invention relates to a combined ironing-table and clothes-drier, the object being to provide an article serving the double purpose, which can be folded up when not in use, thus economizing in room, and also to construct the device in such a manner that as soon as the clothes are ironed they may be hung upon the drier without the trouble of traveling back and forth from the board to the drier.

lVith these objects in view my invention consists in the peculiar construction of the several parts, their novel combination or arrangement, all of which will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved device when ready for use. Fig. 2 is a similar View when the same is folded. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken centrally. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken through the upper ends of the standards and looking downwardly.

In carrying out my invention I employ the two vertical standards A A, provided with the feet a a, and said standards are connected near their upper and lower ends by means of the cross-pieces a, a and a A cross piece 1') is arranged between the intermediate and lower cross-pieces, the ends of the said cross-piece b being j ournaled in sockets in the standards and adapted to turn therein.

An ironing-board B is secured to the crosspiece I), and upon the lower side of said board is hinged the legs 0. The board is adapted to fold up against the upper cross-piece, and when the board is folded up the legs are adapted to fold down against the board and lower cross-piece.

A support D is hinged between the legs 0, and is adapted to engage a transverse rib c, secured to the under side of the board, where by the latter is held firmly in a horizontal position.

To both the front and rear edges of the standards A is hinged an upright E, to which are pivoted drier-arms F. The outerends of eachset of arms F are pivoted to a second or outer upright G.

The parts just described constitute the clothes-drier,which,-as will be obvious, is comprised in four sections. WVhen it is desired to use the sections of the drier, the uprights G are thrown down until they rest upon the fioor, the arms F being thus brought into horizontal position. In this position the arms F are adapted to receive the clothes to be dried. The sections of the drier are further adapted to be adjusted to any lateral position by reason of their hinged connection with the standards A. IVhen the drier is not in use, the sections thereof are folded over the front and rear sides of the ironing-board,

in which position the sections of the drier occupy but little space.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is- The herein-described combined ironingboard and clothes-rack, comprising two parallel standards connected bycross-pieces and provided with oppositely-located sockets, an ironing-board provided at its inner end with a cross-piece loosely journaled in said sockets and with a support, and folding driers consisting of uprights hinged at the front and rear sides of the standards, drier-arms pivoted to said uprights, and uprights pivoted to the outer ends of the drier-arms, all arranged and adapted to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereofIafiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT R. BOGGS. WVitnesses:

W. M. ALEXANDER, D. Ham. 

